QUT scientists creating DIY smart phone app to detect skin cancer

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December 1 2018 - 12:30am
SKIN CANCER: We may soon be able to scan our own bodies using a smart phone.
SKIN CANCER: We may soon be able to scan our own bodies using a smart phone.

Australians have one of the highest rates of skin cancers in the world but we may soon be able to map our own skin looking for cancers and other lesions at home using a smart phone.

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Eileen Wood

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